Door holder



' 'showin'gimproved me n's'ofy l of the coopeintingv ing` e springe; acting; socket-like clip, and a i Patented Feb. 27, i923; d d

WEsLnYf le; Winners, inner-inn gi Annen, OHIO.

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were@ efeie'-nf1eerseres, feessie:

of Michigan., 'heye invented fertztin'newl useful impreeme'ntsi-in De 17;"Helclers, "oi,-

` vthich thefoilowin'g is e'seeilic'etion."

' Thisfinvention has 4reference 'to l'ikelend fthe ybliject" of this' iiiention produce a heonstr'nction Wll silen 'retard the movement of the 'doo reted. V

with the cooperating. perte'"`slightlysepa.`

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"ti'onelf side `view .of je vmodified 'const ric 1on.

Figli@ l the socket part df'm'y'inyen View top` pien VieW Figure 6 .illustrate nntine; T0 e upon the door.

A represents the door Qifl clorrtlije which 'is' hinged ait-fone A'edgefto tliejenb B, the oppositefgedge of. the door being adapted to lie'adj/ace'nt' to" the other door ja-mb B. The springf A secured to the door A vand the jamb B tends to resiliently close the door. My combined bumping and cetching device consists broadly speaking of two members Which are respectively secured to the door or other swinging' means and to the stationary base or enclosing` ineens of sei-d swinging means or closure, the said cooperating' members being `broadly speeksubstentielly cylindrical stud member engegeable with seidchp, means being promet cnnecte mounted npon r4th securing init C2 lines'in'Figure 2. f

Another feature ofthe invention resides in the looking Ineens for the rotatable" or pivotelly secured locking member G kWhereby the letter may be retained in any `desired position. As shown in Fil-iure e this locking means comprises a' plete H, preferably 105 I of metal, and set in the cylindricelstud kmember l D and'fheving the,:ontxmrdly extending projection HC The yresilient locki ing. member Gr is provided with the recess adapted `to cooperate Withy the projec-'fllo e extensin 4.5 y door A.

tion H tol hold the resilient member Gin position. `lt is to be understood that any number of plates H may be employed, depending'l upon the various desirable positions for retaining the resilient locking member G ln operation, if the door is opened the `spring' A. tends to close the same, and in v ,the closing ,movement the cylindrical stud member'D is engaged by the resilient clip or socket member F to close the door silently and to retard the closing movement. To

.lock-.the door in the closed position the resilient clip or locking member G may be 1.5

turnedfto'engage the clip F at some* position near the point of attachmentv of said part F With the door. Furthermore than that, vthe' metallic or other plate H maybe used to retain theresilient latch or locking clip G in place so as to-prevent any accidental disengagement or engagement thereof with'the socket member F.

It is obvious that I may also secure the socket member yto the stationary part or jambB, While thesubstantially cylindrical 'studifnember D may also'be secured to thev door or yother swinging and closing means.

l As the sagging ofthe door will interfere ywith the exact engagement of the cooperat ing lstud-and-socket members, Ihave' pro-` videdvmeans for adjusting any or both of these cooperating members in the position oi? engagement,k such means consisting of a slol in the base to lwhich such me-mber is Se- Cu're'djn Figure 5 l have shoWnthe stud member Das being adjustably mounted 'in 'j longitudinalslot ofthe base C, the member beinglocked in the adjusted position by a nui-K threaded upon .the end J of the extension C which projects vthrough the raised'or angularly projecting slotted part of the-base C, the nut K clamping the base A resilient socketl member or spring clip P may be secured to the free end of arm or bracket L being here shown las attached to the inside of the hook shaped end part of said arm. The stud part -O which is secured to the stationary-'member or frame of the door is engageablel with the clip P. It

may be provided With a pin or projection R which enters alongitudinal slot in the arm L, and preferably in the middle 'line of said arm. When the doorjis opened the pin R slides along said slot until the clip Pv engages the substantially cylindrical studA member O. vThe armLmay be pivotally connected to the door or to the bracket M;

.but this is not absolutely necessary.

`While in Figures yl to 4: the combined bumper and catch is shown as being em` ployedin the closed position ofthe door, it isevident that when the .parts are of suitalso be used in the able dimensions it may open position thereof. lWhat I claimisl. In a door holder, the combination of",k

movablev and stationary building elements,

a socket comprising a ieziible band adapted` to be screwed to the movable element., a stud,- adapted tobe secured to the stationary elev ment, aroller on the stud to fit Within the., V

socketand be grasped by its'side's, a clip` journalled on'the stud and adapted toj'be rvswung oventhe sides of the socket sides, anda detent carried by the roller and 'adapted to engage the clip and lock .the roller in the socket and means cooperable ywith the clip s to hold the door in open'position consisting o' a plate having one end connected Vvvith the .door and its otheryend movable upon the l stud of the roller. f

2. ln a door-holder, the combination With a door .andjambtherefor, a base ksecured to thejamb and carrying a'stud, a roller mount" ed on saidstud, vanangle bracket secured to saiddoor, a plate having kone end plvoted to said bracket'` and having .its other end,

formed With-a bend, said plate being formed with a slot engaging and movable upon the stud .of the roller anda spring clip op* engaging they said roller( In testimony whereof Ialiix my signa-l ture. WESLEY G. WINANS.

erating in conjunction with saidplate and,y 

